<CENTER></CENTER><CENTER>These photos are from Kustomcarpictures website who gave thanks to Rik Hoving for their use. Thanks Rik. The history of customs in Los Angeles is important to all of us. </CENTER>
Title: Four men driving down street in Davis Motorcar three-wheeled car. Location: Los Angeles, CA, US Date taken: 1947 Photographer: Allan Grant NOTE: There's more on the Davis Divan and the (Van Nuys based) Davis Motor Car Company in my 1948 Davis 3-Wheeler thread.
Special Ed. Those pictures oc Cushenberrys' shop are in Monterey and the black and white is Bailons shop in Hayward. Doesn't matter, I love this thread...
Leroy Goularts car was built mostly by the owner in Stockton CA. Later updated by Gene Winfield in Modesto. Still love this thread...
Joe Bailon moved his shop down to North Hollywood in the 60's. I did goof big-time with Cushenberry. Sorry for the mistake. I'm doing the best I can, while relying on old (and occasionally inaccurate ) captions, and a declining memory. I have deleted the offending posts, and will stop posting on this thread...I do apologize
The Griffith Park Airport was an Air National Guard airport located where the Gene Autry Museum is now.
Hey, nothing is offensive in any way!! If someone posted a reply that made you feel that you should stop posting then just be reminded that there are a few anal retentives in every group. I, for one, am finding everything here brings a smile. And, betcha I'm not alone.
heading into Los Angeles, just a couple of miles away, the Southern Pacific 4449 cruises through Glendale in May of 1981. It would arrive in New Orleans several days later... also heading into Los Angeles is the Union Pacific "Challenger" in August of 2000....one veerrrry hot day in Ontario, about 35 miles east of Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal...
Why are they driving on the wrong side of the street or did Life magazine flip the photo by mistake? I've seen other magazines do that and wonder if it's done on purpose.
GREAT thread! both my folks were raised (and lived) in la from the late '20s, 30s to the 70s....lots of stories...
Please don't stop. I love what you're doing and love this post. It's just that I used to go to Bailons' shop and have always had a soft spot for Leroy Goularts Ford. You're doing great and please keep it up...
Mistakes are inevitable when you post as many great things as you have been, Ed. You've practically been carrying this great thread on your back for a couple weeks now, and there are a lot of us who are very appreciative. Minor mistakes done in the spirit of telling the LA tale from a veteran hot rod guy who knows what he's talking about! Please keep up the great work.
The old L.A. Zoo was a neat place to go but a lot smaller both for people and animals. Glad the place was saved for other uses.
http:// Like all big cities it is full of it and has to be disposed of. This is Hyperion Sewage Disposal site. and the pier that carries the outfall pipe to the ocean. Not very far is it. Reminds me of the saying "Don't eat the yellow snow" or "Don't swim in the brown water". I wonder if fishing is good?
Well fishing must be good here on the sewage pier in 1935..The Hyperion plant is in the background. The big question is did they eat the fish????
I think my Grandfather used to fish there, and he caught a lot of fish and yes he ate them...kinda makes other things make more sense now... Or should I say that explains a lot about Grandpa "moods"
Was this the location of the rescue scene toward the end of the movie "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" with the hook and ladder fire truck?
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